Destiny Alpha Thread: Impressions from the wild [Code Begging=ban]
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Isn't everyone's character a mute protagonist? I was under the impression that the person talking is your GHOST unit, not your character, and isnt it suppose to be Peter Dinklage?
Derpcrawler
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Good: design, music, graphics, lore, AI, gunplay, seamless co-op
Bad:
PvP that rely on gear/levels, skill is much less of a factor when you outgear your opponents.
Matchmaking for legendary difficulty is really bad, we had really good group and plowed through everything up to sphere boss, everyone being level 8, then a level 5 guy joins on sphere boss... the fuck, his average life time was around 5 seconds I think and he did zero to none damage to the boss.
Loading times are not good IMO.
Overall I think bosses have too much HP, just takes way too much time to kill them, even with a good group.
Edit:
Awoken Female is my new favorite Sci-Fi Wifu, replacing Liara.
Bad:
PvP that rely on gear/levels, skill is much less of a factor when you outgear your opponents.
Matchmaking for legendary difficulty is really bad, we had really good group and plowed through everything up to sphere boss, everyone being level 8, then a level 5 guy joins on sphere boss... the fuck, his average life time was around 5 seconds I think and he did zero to none damage to the boss.
Loading times are not good IMO.
Overall I think bosses have too much HP, just takes way too much time to kill them, even with a good group.
Edit:
Awoken Female is my new favorite Sci-Fi Wifu, replacing Liara.
SDCowboy
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Huh? The enemies don't level with you...
ComputerMKII
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Wait, people thought the voice DIDN'T come from the drone?
Also, while I'm not a fan of Game of Thrones, I do watch it so it's nice to have a familiar voice (Peter Dinklage) guide you.
Byron Bluth
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Do we know how much content and max level you can reach in the Alpha?
I want to make sure to do and visit everything I can.
So far Earth, The Tower, the Moon and the Crucible. I'm at level 9.
How much more is there?
I want to make sure to do and visit everything I can.
So far Earth, The Tower, the Moon and the Crucible. I'm at level 9.
How much more is there?
midasmulligan
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Liking it so far, went into it pretty much blind, but damn, I sure hope that voice companion is just a place holder. The most lifeless, uninspired character I've ever heard. Now that that's out of the way-there is a real gem here. There's a sense of progression and discovery that I didn't expect the game to capture. Rolling out to an open clearing to see a bunch of randoms fighting and flying around caught me off guard...had forgotten about the mmo aspects. I would love to see this one succeed, as I was just on the fence before, but more I'm a fan 
krypt0nian
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EA Data center staff: "ok, yes data collection coming along nicely. Bug reporting is up and being assigned to the teams...WHERE THE FUCK DID EBERYONE GO?!?"
Derpcrawler, PVP is not based on levels or gear. It's all normalized and it's skill.
Wait. What? They said that? 4-16 hours? For what? It's not like you have to master some difficult boss mechanics. I hope their idea of making bosses more difficult doesn't equate to just making them near impossible to damage while throwing constantly respawning trash at you because that would be awful.
Nice Wifu.
Just out of curiosity what method do you use to upload screenshots? I've only ever used Twitter and it's terrible.
CloakedPuppet
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Was going to post my impressions but this pretty much encapsulates exactly how I feel - particularly about some of the rubbish criticism in this thread. This is probably the most polished game I've played in several years. Fantastic stuff and hats off to Bungie!
hypotc
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kidfresh718
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Why does it have weapons that cant be used untill lvl 9,10 but max is 8?
krypt0nian
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To be fair, barring some holdouts, the vast majority of doubters are now on board.
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Thanks. When did people stop calling it iron sights?
Aim Down Sights
SDCowboy said:
Yes happened to me last night. Was very eerie but a great chance to get some screenshots by myself.
Must've been seeing things then because I went to an area which was near the start of the level and saw level 7 enemies and thought they level up as well. Sorry my bad.
Halo fans.
Aim Down Scope I assume.
EDIT: Heavily Beaten.
I like the ADS personally, but I do wish the weapons were just a little bit more accurate when run and gunning.
The random mission thing with the beacons is awful. Perhaps the most bored I've ever been playing a shooter. "Go there, stand there, done. Go there, shoot that, done. Go there, hit the scan button, done." This can't really be a mode in the game, can it? While I find the game to be pretty, New Russia's depths remind me of Dragon Age 2 where every place I enter looks and feels exactly the same. Everything except the voice acting and framerate feels solid, but the game's missions better be a lot more diverse and fun in the final game. This is just an alpha so I hate being this critical, but as it stands now Borderlands is way more fun than this. Especially the non-shooting powers, grenades, dialogue, guns etc.
They have some interesting voice actors. The guy from Fringe obviously. Claudia Black voices one of the vendors. And while doing the beacon missions I heard Gina Torres.
They have some interesting voice actors. The guy from Fringe obviously. Claudia Black voices one of the vendors. And while doing the beacon missions I heard Gina Torres.
My thoughts:
Level 7 right now
1. I love how hard it was to kill the boss.... it took us 30 minutes (me and two other random players). Those captains are a pain in the ass though.
2. Graphics took a dive from the player creation to the actual game. I was stunned how good the player creation was, then the game popped up and i was like Meh...
3. This game is Knights of the Old Republic meets Halo meets Mass Effect which is good.
4. The Game of Thrones Dinklage dude needs to be fired. His voice does not fit this game and its lifeless.
5. I dig how the enemies have levels above them. I was on that level 4 mission and decided to go deep into a random cave/basement and their were some level 12 dudes way down who would of killed me in 3 seconds, so I bolted. Very nice to see this.
Overall, I will buy. If your not a fan of the three games I mentioned above, then I would skip it.
Level 7 right now
1. I love how hard it was to kill the boss.... it took us 30 minutes (me and two other random players). Those captains are a pain in the ass though.
2. Graphics took a dive from the player creation to the actual game. I was stunned how good the player creation was, then the game popped up and i was like Meh...
3. This game is Knights of the Old Republic meets Halo meets Mass Effect which is good.
4. The Game of Thrones Dinklage dude needs to be fired. His voice does not fit this game and its lifeless.
5. I dig how the enemies have levels above them. I was on that level 4 mission and decided to go deep into a random cave/basement and their were some level 12 dudes way down who would of killed me in 3 seconds, so I bolted. Very nice to see this.
Overall, I will buy. If your not a fan of the three games I mentioned above, then I would skip it.
SDCowboy
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That's how the game works. Some areas you explore are going to have high level mobs.
Does all the Alpha consist of this Old Russia level?
I'm playing the level 4 explore (second option) where there are endless mini objectives, with all those beacons, it feels like grinding, does it ever end? How many missions do i have to do there in order to complete it?
It's really tiring.
I'm playing the level 4 explore (second option) where there are endless mini objectives, with all those beacons, it feels like grinding, does it ever end? How many missions do i have to do there in order to complete it?
It's really tiring.
hypotc
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Yeah, you get Glimmer by dismantling items (Press Square)
Seriously? They came up with their own term for iron sights? Ok.
A Serious Man
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How do people not realize that the voice over is your Ghost, not your actual character?
Up early playing this for a bit. A couple things I hope they improve are:
1) Field of View (make it adjustable). After playing FFXIV for so long I found myself constantly trying to pull back the camera to see more.
2) Make loot/ammo drops more colorful or add more of a visual effect to them. Many times I overlooked ammo for my weapon (usually primary weapon) so I hope that is tweaked.
Overall, I am going to pre-order this game later today, I think the final product will be great.
1) Field of View (make it adjustable). After playing FFXIV for so long I found myself constantly trying to pull back the camera to see more.
2) Make loot/ammo drops more colorful or add more of a visual effect to them. Many times I overlooked ammo for my weapon (usually primary weapon) so I hope that is tweaked.
Overall, I am going to pre-order this game later today, I think the final product will be great.
Forgive me if this has been answered (it most likely has been):
The ratings for the guns: is the number just the rarity of it or the actual effectiveness? I have a gun that it's in the upper 90's from the raid I completed, but the individual characteristics of it seem lower than some guns I have that are in the 30's. Am I reading the stats wrong?
Either way, I'm having a ton of fun with the alpha so far. Found it nice and challenging in parts. The PvP was "OK" but the main draw for me were the missions. Can't wait to play more.
The ratings for the guns: is the number just the rarity of it or the actual effectiveness? I have a gun that it's in the upper 90's from the raid I completed, but the individual characteristics of it seem lower than some guns I have that are in the 30's. Am I reading the stats wrong?
Either way, I'm having a ton of fun with the alpha so far. Found it nice and challenging in parts. The PvP was "OK" but the main draw for me were the missions. Can't wait to play more.
Derpcrawler
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Imgur? Any hosting without much compression would be good.
would be nice to have it robotic then.... even more cortana like..
So far I've only salvaged them (not sure what it's called exactly). Highlight in your inventory and hold square.
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I only got an hour or so in last night, but I'm loving it so far. Looks great and plays just like the combo of Halo and Borderlands I'm was hoping for.
I'm playing as a Hunter currently. Hope to try all the classes this weekend and find the one I like best. I should be able to play all afternoon/evening today.
I'm playing as a Hunter currently. Hope to try all the classes this weekend and find the one I like best. I should be able to play all afternoon/evening today.
Lol. This game may not be for you...
Played some more last night before going to sleep and I have to say that this game is glorious, it has pretty much everything a gamer like me could want (well not everything, it lacks GORE, seriously Bungie where is my gore?) You can see your character in third person whenever you like, you can sit down chilling admiring the vista if you like, you can dance, bow, etc.
Gunplay is exquisite in how Enemy Reacts to being shoot at, that is one of the things most shooters fail at, animations for when you kill something, I know the game lacks gore and it makes me sad but the sounds of the weapons and the enemies animations and reactions makes up for it, I simply love it and is very addicting.
The Tower for when you want to chill out with some friends if you like or to make some friends is a brilliant idea that could be not original I dont know but ismy first time experiencing this kind of social integration, there you can buy stuff and all, brilliant.
Atmosphere, graphics, framerate, all are great/incredible, gun models are great, your character model is very good detailed, love it all.
The game is not boring, on the contrary is addicting in a RPG kinda way, you always want to continue exploring maybe finding a super leveled enemy that will kill you in one hit (Fuck you underground cave monster).
I only found one loot chest, maybe I didn't looked hard enough or somethig.
I played a match of The Crucible and I got destroyed, I made like 8 kills and got killed like 20, I don't care because is really fun and your deaths are not there to see so you don't get depressed, I loved that to be honest, but I have to level up in order to be competitive there.
All in all I really loved the Alpha of this game and I will buy the game full price, you can almost imediatly feel teh love the devs put in this game, a labor of love indeed.
Thanks Bungie for let me play this Alpha!!
Took a few screenshots, game vistas are incredible.
Gunplay is exquisite in how Enemy Reacts to being shoot at, that is one of the things most shooters fail at, animations for when you kill something, I know the game lacks gore and it makes me sad but the sounds of the weapons and the enemies animations and reactions makes up for it, I simply love it and is very addicting.
The Tower for when you want to chill out with some friends if you like or to make some friends is a brilliant idea that could be not original I dont know but ismy first time experiencing this kind of social integration, there you can buy stuff and all, brilliant.
Atmosphere, graphics, framerate, all are great/incredible, gun models are great, your character model is very good detailed, love it all.
The game is not boring, on the contrary is addicting in a RPG kinda way, you always want to continue exploring maybe finding a super leveled enemy that will kill you in one hit (Fuck you underground cave monster).
I only found one loot chest, maybe I didn't looked hard enough or somethig.
I played a match of The Crucible and I got destroyed, I made like 8 kills and got killed like 20, I don't care because is really fun and your deaths are not there to see so you don't get depressed, I loved that to be honest, but I have to level up in order to be competitive there.
All in all I really loved the Alpha of this game and I will buy the game full price, you can almost imediatly feel teh love the devs put in this game, a labor of love indeed.
Thanks Bungie for let me play this Alpha!!
Took a few screenshots, game vistas are incredible.
names2hard4you
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Yeah I'm playing as a hunter too. For the beta I'm gonna try the Warlock.
Cool. Just straight to USB then uploaded?
binarymelon
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Never having played MMOs, Halo, or much of Borderlands I can't really comment on how the game is like any of those, but I just can't get over how polished something, which is apparently classified as an alpha, is. I've been looking for a sci-fi shooter for a while that I could enjoy. I had high hopes for Dust 514, but the controls and feel of it just ruined it for me. Played the first mission and poked around the Tower for a bit yesterday evening and I feel like this is a game I could really spend some time with.
What am i missing?
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